Hopefully this will be my last post in this blog - a gesture of putting this past year behind me.
It's been five months since my last chemo treatment. I expected it would take a couple of weeks to recover from the effects of chemo, but the reality is that although I am feeling so much better, there are still lingering reminders of the effects of chemo therapy. Some have told me to give myself a year, others say there will always be some lingering side effects. Bottom line - I'm just grateful to be moving on with life. My lab values remain normal. A recent PET scan revealed a questionable 1 cm. lymph node but no obvious evidence of cancer. The lymph node was undetected on CT scan. So, the plan is to continue with labs and CT scans every 3 months.
The big news is that we have received a second chance to serve our LDS mission in Hawaii. We will enter the Provo MTC on March 7th and fly to Hawaii about 11 days later. This call has been nothing short of a miracle. One day I will document the events that had to fall into place for this to happen, but for now let me just say how grateful I am for this opportunity.
Our new house is nearing completion, but will not be done before we leave. We are blessed with adult children that will supervise its completion in our absence. I'll have to be content to view the progress through FaceTime.
So, as this blog closes, another begins. Check out tuftsalohamission.blogspot.com. A new beginning and a new adventure!
